Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Is Headed to Nintendo Switch Online

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Is Headed to Nintendo Switch Online Southeast Asia Home Amazon Deals Pro-tips by Codashop PC PS4 Xbox One Nintendo Mobile Entertainment EsportsMoreSearch Home More About IGN SEAContactAdvertisePressUser AgreementPrivacy PolicyCookie PolicyRSSIGN Southeast Asia is operated under license by Media Prima Digital Sdn Bhd (199901014126) Change Region United States United Kingdom Australia Africa Adria Serbian/Croatian Adria Slovenian Benelux / Dutch Brazil China / 中国 Czechia / Slovakia France Germany Greece / Ελλάδα Hungary India Israel Italy / Italia Japan / 日本 Korea / 한국 Latin America Middle East – English Middle East – الأوسطالشرق Nordic Poland Portugal Southeast Asia Spain / España Turkey / Türkiye world.ign.com Register / Login Register / Login Login Register Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Is Headed to Nintendo Switch Online Purified. This post might contain affiliation links. If you buy something through this post, the publisher may get a share of the sale. By Rebekah Valentine  Updated: Feb. 27, 2026, 10:39 p.m. Related reads:MapleStorySEA Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Massive Summer Updates Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness is finally headed to Nintendo Switch Online this March. As it’s a GameCube game, it will only be available for Nintendo Switch 2 users.The game was previously announced for Nintendo Switch Online back when the GameCube Classics were first revealed last April. However, the game was not given a release date at the time, and fans have anticipated its appearance for almost a year now. Also at that time, Pokémon Colosseum was shown, but that game was not given a release date today nor do we know when it will arrive on the service.Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness first released on GameCube back in 2005, and was a successor to Pokémon Colosseum, taking place in the same region. The game is a single-player 3D adventure where the player travels the Orre region to fight, capture, and purify Shadow Pokémon. Pokémon XD was also compatible with Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald at the time, allowing players to transfer Pokémon back and forth between games and use them to battle in a multiplayer Battle Mode.More like thisOpen Back Headphones: A Sound Experience Like No OtherWhen it first came out, we gave Pokémon XD a 6.8/10, saying, “Pokémon XD has merit on its own for players who may not have experienced the first GameCube design [Colosseum], but as a sequel this one doesn’t have nearly the same ‘oomph’ as the original.”Unfortunately, not only did we not get a date for Colosseum, we also still have yet to see Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald on Nintendo Switch Online. The closest we’ve gotten is a Switch port of FireRed and LeafGreen, but it’s not clear yet how, or even if, it would be compatible with XD.You can catch up on everything announced at today’s Pokemon Presents right here.Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Got a story tip? Send it to rvalentine@ign.com. This post might contain affiliation links. If you buy something through this post, the publisher may get a share of the sale. In This Article